WISHING YOU A HAPPY EASTER!
Education Foundation of Indian River County
"Opening Doors to Student Success!"
Education Foundation Endowment! Cheers!
Pictured are Education Foundation Board & Staff along with Funders, Ann Tharpe & The Jaffee Family, with members of the Community Foundation Board & Staff.
With contributions totaling more than $100,000 from Ann Tharpe & The Frances & Ronald Jaffee Foundation, the Education Foundation made a step toward a long-term sustainability by establishing an endowment at Indian River Community Foundation! These funds, along with other dollars raised from future outright & planned gifts, will be invested by the Community Foundation to support the mission and programs of the Education Foundation in perpetuity.
Now Make a Re-Occurring Gift to Education
We are pleased to announce the option to consider making your donation a monthly one for the next year. Help to become a partner in our mission to keep opening doors to success!

Here’s how your support can help:

$1 a week will keep a student on a path of learning with a new pair of sneakers and socks – Sneaker Exchange

$5 a month helps a student see their future with a new pair of eye glasses – Vision for Reading

$10 a month helps a student reinforce math, reading, writing and problem-solving skills through science exploration – Indian River Regional Science & Engineering Fair Program

$20 a month prepares four and five year old students for Kindergarten success with one week of enriched summer learning – STEP (Summer Transition Enrichment Program) into Kindergarten

$100 a month provides an entrepreneurial opportunity for school teams to pilot an innovative concept that advances student achievement.
Students Win at State!

On March 27th, students from Indian River County competed in the 64th Annual State Science & Engineering Fair of Florida! This year's fair was attended by over 875 finalists throughout the state and held in Lakeland, FL.

Our student winners are as follows -
Junior Division -
  • Andrew Bickel, Storm Grove Middle School
  • 4th Place, Behavioral & Social Sciences
  • Wil Blackburn, St. Edwards School
  • 3rd Place, Biomedical & Health Sciences
  • William Myers, Gifford Middle School
  • Honorable Mention, Environmental Engineering
  • Zadie Diniz, Gifford Middle School
  • 3rd Place, Mathematics & Computational Sciences
  • Lily Gunter, Gifford Middle School
  • 3rd Place, Plant Sciences
  • Jackson Watson/Colby Stebbins/Zeo Zudans, St. Edwards School
  • $100 Gift Card, The Thomas Alva Edison Regional Science & Engineer Fair Outstanding Project in the Junior Division
Senior Division -
  • Kiran Arain, St. Edwards School
  • 3rd Place, Animal Sciences
  • Griffin Wagner, Vero Beach High School
  • 2nd Place, Environmental Engineering, & $100 cash award from the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineering Florida Section
  • Lauren Amos & Sydney Tran, Vero Beach High School
  • 4th Place, Physics & Astronomy, & Certificate and two passes to NASA Visitor Center
  • Elizabeth Croom, St. Edwards School
  • $50 cash award from Florida Association of Science Supervisors
Grants Approved!
We are excited to announce that the Education Foundation has been recently approved for four grants that will help to sustain the mission of our organization and programs!

Thank you to -
Grand Harbor Community Outreach
- $10,000 for Indian River Regional Science & Engineering Fair

Indian River Club - Head, Heart & Hands
- $5,000 for High-Impact Grants

John's Island Community Service League - $35,000 for STEP into Kindergarten

Quail Valley Charities - $20,000 for STEP into Kindergarten
Sneaker Exchange, Thank you!
What a great season of Sneaker Exchange we had!

A big THANK YOU to ALL of our Sneaker Exchange Volunteers and to Shoe Carnival!

Thank you also to the many donors who help to keep this program running so that students can have "happy feet" for education!

The 2019-2020 program will begin again in September!

If you are interested in volunteering for next season or donating, please visit our website to sign up or make a donation to help continue this program that provides "Happy Feet" for local students!
Two Great Events!
Coming up soon are two not to be missed events!

Wine & Wickets (4/17/19) & Charity Shoot (4/27/19)

These events help to support the mission of the Education Foundation, all while having a great time with other supporters!

Event registration is open for BOTH events! They fill up quickly so be sure to reserve your space now!
RSVP's are REQUIRED for both events!
“Empower yourselves with a good education, then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise"
-Michelle Obama

Do you want to continue to help us grow power, knowledge and skills for our local students and teachers? Without the help of donors like you, many needs in our education community will be unmet.

Please make a gift for education to help us continue to provide skills for children and their teachers ensuring they will achieve successful lives through high quality education.


Education Foundation Board of Directors 2019

President - Cathy Filusch
Vice Chair - Wanda Lincoln
Treasurer - Brian Elwell, CPA
Secretary - Margot Kornicks, RN, MBA

Members at Large:
Pat Blackburn
Cindi Dixon
Bill Douglass
Marion Manchester
Jim McGuigan, CPA

Education Foundation Staff:
Cynthia Falardeau, Chief Executive Officer
Ben Earman, Community Development Officer

The Education Foundation of Indian River County is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
whose mission is to enhance our community’s investment in our schools
with the goal of achieving excellence for students and educators.

P. 772-564-0034 | F. 772-564-0761 | director@edfoundationirc.org